F401: FoxTrot Math Syllabus

Spring Semester, 2006-2007
Time: Tue, 6:00-6:50 pm
Room: EDUC 3017

Instructor: Dr. Andy Norton W. W. Wright Education Building 3060 Phone: 856-8141 Electronic Mail Address: annorton@indiana.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30-5:30 pm or by appointment.  Also, feel free to knock on my door or to phone at any time. I am in my office the most in the later morning and late afternoon.

Resources: Indiana Academic Standards: http://www.indianastandardsresources.org/ NCTM Principles and Standards of School Mathematics: http://www.nctm.org/

Assignments: Assignments for the course will include written analyses of the way mathematics and education are presented in media, such as television shows and comic strips. We will present and discuss such analyses in class. You will also engage in working with middle and high school students and reflecting on those experiences.